UT basketball: Kabongo back in the fold

AUSTIN — Unranked in the preseason AP Top 25 for the first time in a decade, the Texas Longhorns’ basketball team is at least keeping things interesting.

Less than a week after appearing to lose the prize of their upcoming recruiting class, the Longhorns reclaimed it on Thursday, with ESPN.com reporting five-star point guard recruit Myck Kabongo has recommitted to UT.

Kabongo, who like current UT freshmen Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph is a Canadian who attended high school at Findlay Prep in Nevada, is the No. 9 recruit in the nation according to ESPNU. Last week, he reportedly said he was de-committing from UT and looking at other schools.

But in Thursday’s ESPN report, he said, “I took a quick step and I evaluated everything and quickly realized that Texas is best for me.”

High-school seniors may sign letters of intent beginning Nov. 10. Counting Kabongo, the Longhorns have four players committed to this year’s class, including guard Sheldon McClellan from Bellaire, forward Jon Holmes from Antonian and guard Julien Lewis from LaMarque.